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The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-31
Cecil County Agricultural Society.

TTHE Annual Meeting OF the Stockholders of
l this Society will be held on TT ESDAY.
THE l7TE OF JANUARY, at IL o'clock 4. N
tor the election OF twelve tor the ensuing
year JOHN PARTRIDGE.
D5lt2 Secretary.
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IIlTHTI0H has rsvOlutionizcd the world In
iMHIIIIE the last half century. Not least
IWlH IUH among the wonder. of inventive
progress is a method and system
o vk that can be nerio med ali over the country
whit separating the workers from their homes
PayberaI: any one can do the work; either sex.
you or old: no SPECIAL ability required. Capital
not eded: you are started free. Cut this out and
retu to us and we will send you free something
OF sat value ana Importance to you, that will
stafou in business, VIII ch will bring you in more
mOg right away. than anything else in the
wor Grand outfit free Address rRUE& CO,
Austa. Maine. Decay
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H'anamaker's.

Smith, in Ner York UOr
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
Pot Culture of Lancifoiium Lilies

Few persons seem aware that the
varieties of lily, called lancifolium. are
admirably adapted for pot culture in the
house or on piazzas; while TIE truth is.
that with such cultivation they are far
liner than when grown in the open border.
For the decoration of terraces. porches.
windows, Conservatives, churches and the
IKE, lilies grown in pots are invaluable:
Tor, treated in this way. the plant and
blossoms attain a magnificent size and
form and are most beautiful objects, as
may be concluded from the cut given.
From a dozen to thirty blooms on n
stem and six to twelve stems in a pot NAV
be obtained, according to Wick, who is ex-
celient authority in all such matters. if
good bulbs are used, good care given and
the following mode of procedure observed:
Take of well decayed sods, which should
be from medium loan and as fibrous rs
possible, three parts; good fibre peat, one
part; or, If peat is not at hand, leaf mold
well decomposed, and one part thoroughly
rotted cow manure. If those who have
not access to all these soils live near the
woods and can, by first pushing slightly
10 one side the top and least decayed sur
face leaves, obtain some good, light, top
soil and leaf mold it will answer almost
equally as well. If a little sandy so much
the better; if not, little sand may be
added to give ii the porosity which light
or medium fibrous loan naturally has. If
none but heavy loan can be obtained, use
less of il and more leaf mold and sand, or
decayed hops from a brewery may be sub
stituted form leaf mold. In any case. do
not forget to add a fifth part of well de-
composed COW or hotbed manure
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02

Chester county and Pyle's Red Winter
apples are from eastern Pennsylvania and
are promising varieties. Bowers Nom
pariel is from the Shenandoah valley and
Is large and fine in appearance. Beauty
OF the World and Guilford Red are from
North Carolina. Black Twig is from
tennessee, supposed Seeding of Wine
sap, as good keeper and superior in size
OF fruit and habit of tree. Stuart's Golden
IS from central Ohio, not a very large APP
pie, but of choice quality, keeping until
April and May; tree profuse bearer. 1t
originated in an old Seeding orchard, near
stump; and the children, now gray
haired men and women, called it the
stump apple. Fink, another Ohio apple,
valuable for fine cider and for long keep
ing, should be better known. Salome,
from northern Illinois, promises to be val
liable for very cold regions; northern
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc. Shia-
wassee Beauty, Michigan Seeding of
tameuse, without any Of its faults, is
proving itself valuable in the north,
though it does not keep all winter. Law
yer, Huntsman's Favorite and Gen. Lyon,
from Missouri, are worthy of trial. Berg
ner seems inclined to twig-blight, as does
also the fine variety from Arkansas,
Stevenson Pippin.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
A Norwegian Bride and Groom.

The bride was about %, should say,
with ruddy complexion. good features,
and large blue eyes. She had upon her
head the bridal crown. without which
few peasant women are married in Nor
way. 1tried one on my own head on
another occasion, and found it heavy.
There is a brass rim to fit the head, and
the open silyer-work above it is often
gilt in place with patches of gold. and
embellished with garnets- Such crowns
are kept as heirlooms; an d it is no un-
common thing for the women of the
same household to be married in a
crown that has done similar duty in the
family for one or two hundred years
The skirt was of black material. the
bodice was snowy white. with a corset
of red and green, and an apron of white.
with bands of embroid cry hanging in
front of it. Around the neck and the
waist were squarely-made dusky silver
bands. looking like an eccentric collec-
ton of old buckles
The bridegroom wore top hat. Z"
which seemed to have been kept in his
family much after the fashion of his iu-
tended's bridal crown. He has q red
waistcoat very short in the waist. with
brass buttons on it, and singular kind
of coat, very loose, with frontal orna-
ment There was just suspicion OF
red piping down the side of the trousers
He was muscular. sun-burnt hardy
| looking man of about 80, though proba-
bly, younger tina n he seemed to be- The
white bodices and colored skirts. the
silver jewelry. of the girls in the process
sion. and the snowy headgear of the
married women with crimped lappets
hanging down the back, and V-shaped.
made brave show
The second couple looked much older.
The brides had their wedding rings
already on their fingers. and each car
ried several handkerchiefs folded up. OF
various colors- These handkerchiefs are
usually presents given at the betrothaL
The ceremony was short The SER
vice and communion were over before
the bridal professions reached the
church; and as they entered the two
couples advanced to the altar. kneli
down. and then placed themselves, with
their friends. about the altar-rails The
pastor. in q black gown, with an Eliza
bethan ruff round his neck, addressed q
few words te, the groups. and then ques
toned bride grooms and brides in turn.
Each couple then knelt down. with theil
hands joine together, and the pastor
pronounce. them man and wife. 4
benedictior concluded the service =
casselFs r aDsily Magazine for Noresa
Der.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
when Peck Enlisted.

1t was in 1864. writes George W. =
in his Sun, that joined a cavalry reg
ment in the Department Of the Cult. a
raw recruit in veteran regiment 1t
may be asked why / waited so long be-
fore enlisting. and why l enlisted at all,
when the war was so nearly over. /
know that the most of the soldiers en-
listed from patriotic motives. and be-
cause they wanted to help she'd blood,
and wind no the war ] did not j
enlisted for the bounty ! thought the
war was nearly over, and that the prob
abilities were that the regiment | had
enlisted in would be ordered home be-
fore | could get to It. In fact tho re
cruiting officer told me as much, and
he said would get my bounty, and a
few months pay. and it would be just
like finding money He said at that
late day would never see a rebel, aud
if did have TO join the regiment there
would be no fighting, and it would Just
be one continued picnic for two or three
months, and there would be no more
danger than TO 90 Of camping for a
duck shoot. At my time OF life, now
that | have become gray and bald, and
my oyesight is failing and l have be-
come a grandfather. l do not want TO
open the sores of twenty-five years ago.
| want a quiet life. So ! would not as
sert that the recruiting officer deliber-
atelg lied to me. but 1 was the worst
deceived man that ever enlisted. and u
/ ever meet that man on this earth It
will 90 hard with him. OF course. II he
is dead. that settles il, as ] shall not
follow any man after death. when / am
in doubt as to which road he has taken.
but if he is alive. and reads these lines,
he can hear of something to his ad-
vantage by communicating with me-
| would probably kill him. As far as
the bounty was concerned, / got that all
right, but it was only 800. Within
twenty-four hours after had been cred
tied TO the town from which l enlisted
| heard OF town that was paying IS
high as 81, 200 for recruits. L have met
| with many reverses Of fortune IN the
! course of short but brilliant career.
have loaned money and never got 1t
back. have been taken in by designing
persons on three-card monte and have
been beaten trading horses. but / never
suffered much more than l dad when l
found that had TO 90 20 war Tor q beg
| garlv $500 bounty, when | could have
| had 81, 200 by being credited to another
town. think that during two years
| and half of service nothing tended
| more to dampen my ardor. make me
| respondent and hate myself, than the
| less of that $500 bounty.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02

sensible reply is that of The Southern fs,,1
uvator, which Is, in brief. that M o,,e 90,
answer the question better than vo,,rsslf
your yards are small your common
sense ought to tell you that larcs Ir.s..ss
such as light or dark Brabnas b,,sg :,
partridge Cochfns, white Cocbfns ~
Langshans may suit YOU. Either stand
confinement well but need close at+oy,,i@,,, e.,.
10 keep them from getting too fat The
ar are an good winter layers, hatch and rear
eeer young, and when fully matured are
OF enormous size
;, II, on the other hand, your runs are un.
limited, the Leghorns, Ganred HarIlana III
spanish and Hamburgs are all good
These are decidedly active, do better when
roaming at large than when confined. and
IN fact are hard TO keep shut up. as they
ny over fences ten feet high. They viii
knock garden crazy in ten minutes. stir
up the flower bed In fine style and assert
rights on all occasions. OF the medium
class the Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks
hold undisputed ground. They seem to
do as well on small runs as large. viii Law
almost the year through with good treat
ment, and are large enough for all pur-
poses. To those who are breeding for
fancy points, the Plymouth Rock is
more popular than its rival the WAN
dotte. Both are the product of crosses.
but the Plymouth Rock has been bred so
long that but little trouble Is experienced
In securing good standard speoirn. ms.
while in the Wyandotte not more than one
IN ten viii do TO breed from. But above
all in breeding pure stock select the kind
that suits you best
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
The Grown-Up Tomboy.

The girl romp. otherwise known as
the tomboy, is an eager. earnest, inI-
pulsive. glad-hearted. kind-souled speci-
men of genus feminine. If her laugh is
too frequent and her tone a trife too
emphatic we are willing to overlook
these for the sake of the true life and
exultiag vitality to which they are the
escape valves; and, indeed, we rather
like the high-pressure nature which
must close off its superfluous steam" in
such ebuliitions. The glancing eye, the
glowing cheek, the fresh, balmy breath,
the lithe, graceful play of the limbs tell
tale of healthy and vigorous physical
beauty. The soul and the mind will be
developed also in due time, and we
shall have before US a woman in the
highest sense of the term When the
tomboy has sprung up to healthful
and vigorous womanhood she will be
ready to take hold of the duties of life.
to become a worker in the great system
of humanity. She will not sit down to
sigh over the work given her to do. &c
simper nonsense or to fall sick at heart
but she will be ever ready to take up
her burden of duty. In her track there
will be sound philosophy, in hel
thoughts boldness and originality. in
her heart Heavens purity, and ths
world will be better that she lived in 1t
| To her allotted task she will bring
health, vigor, energy. and spirits; thest
will give her both the power and the
endurance without which her life mus
be, in some respects at least, a iaiiufe'
-Csnc5nndti Enquirer.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
Baron Nicolas Kaulbars.

When / had the pleasure of making
the acquaintance of Baron Nicolas
Kaulbars he was only simple colonel
and chief of the staff of one of the army
corps at St Petersburg. That was in
the lifetime of the late czar, and the
baron's rise has been rapid since the
present emperor came to the throne.
Baron Kaulbars was then a tall man,
with fairly broad shoulders. but with a
slight stoop and very little flesh on his
bones. His voice is low and soft and
his manner extremely courteous, though
it always gives one the idea of being put
on, and in speaking of weak nationali-
ties or to their representatives his tone
is generally sighting and contempsa-
GUS He is a capital companion. for ne
speaks English. French and German
with equal facility. and has an immense
store of odds and ends of knowledge,
which he makes use of without any
parade, and with frank boyishness
that is very winning. He can hardly
be called n trueborn Russian, for on the
fathers side he is Finn, and his i'm
mediate female ancestors were German
and English. He has strong sense of
humor, and is fond of stringing togeth-
er French rhymes, an occupation which
he describes as tres sympdthiqne- As
an instance. we were once climbing a
mountain with several companions,
among them young Russian heuten-
ant of the army of the Balkans, and
this lieutenant, finding the July sun too
much for him. was obliged to halt and
give up the ascent About half way up
we stopped for a short rest, and Baron
Kaulbars amused himself by extempo-
rizing a poem on our expedition. Dut
got no further than the couplet:
La pauvre Khadonskaevitcn par less chaIeurl
accabte
A In I'm ne pouvait p us marcher.
On the same excursion we caught q
curious beetle of considerable size in
the long grass; and as the baron wish
ed to preserve it alive, for he was an
enthusiastic naturalist we made a pa
per box out of some old letters. and the
baron actually carried the unhappy
specimen in his pocket TO the top of the
mountain and down again. OF course
/ am only speaking of him as casual
acquaintance, never having any official
intercourse with him. but certainly as a
friend he was very pleasant and enter
tanning. though the Bulgarian govern
ment would in all probability give a
very different account of him Still.
from his tone of voice in giving orders
to his subordinafes ! should imagine
that he could be sufficiently brutal and
overbearing should occasion Offer
| Pail Nall Gazette
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
Facts Farmers want 20 KNOW.

A New England experimenter finds that
feeding apples to milch cows invariably
lessons the flow of milk.
In planting a new orchard some grow
ers plant peach trees between the apple
trees. The peach grows and bears quickly,
yielding largely before the apple trees
need the space.
Meat for the use of a small family can
be smoked by suspending the hams frcm
bars laid across a large barrel open at
both ends and set above a smoldering fire.
Corn cobs make a good smoke, and bay
leaves and juniper berries give an aro-
matte favor. Cover the barrel while
smoking. So says The Iowa Register.
The Louisiana orange crop proves to be
less than one-tenth of an average crop.
Mr.. Louis, of Wisconsin, noted Po-
land China breeder, says it pays to feed
cooked food. He believes in breeding from
matured parents, as they bring strong
and healthy pigs. He used to keep hogs
until IS months old for making pork, but
found that mistade-10 months is az
long as is profitable.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
on and Cotton seed MeaI.

Oh and cotton seed meal are now so low
that there are many places where they are
the cheapest foods for stock They are not
adapted to feeding any stock exclusively.
as Their nutrinent is too concentrated. A
very little oil meal costing at wholesale a
trlfie more than cent pound viii make
good ration Of any kind of well cured
straw, which away from market is often
considered TO be worth little or nothing.
If ty the use Of concentrated foods with il
the surplus straw, now mostly wasted.
could be fed to stock, this alone would
effect revolution in farming and do much
to put It on a profitable footing
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
A FREAK OF ARCHITECTURE.
The Curious Mansion Built Under I
xyo,.leu Shell bv Mrs Thomas A. Scott.

The Curious Mansion Built Under q
wooden Shell by Mrs Thomas A. Scott.
The family of the late Thomas A. Scott,
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany. have so long occupied position OF the
highest prominence in Philadelphia's most
exclusive fashionable society that recent &C.
centricities on the part of Mrs Scott have
not unnaturally caused good deal of quiet
comment
More than year ago Mrs. Scott bought
for $4,000 two adjoining houses on the
southeast corner of Rittenhouse square and
Eighteenth street. Philadelphias most desir-
able residence quarter. An army of carpen-
tiers and bricklayers were put to work, and
Mrs. Scott. who is now some 65 years of age,
gave it out among her friends that when her
new residence should be finished she would
give fashionable entertainments which would
surnrise everybody The two houses would
be into one and finished with every imagin-
able refinement which wealth and art could
command. soon. however, the gaze of the
curious was cut Off, for an entire outside
structure Of wood, frame palace, was built
over both houses and the entire lot. and from
that day the public was in ignorance of what
was being done within. "A great frame struct-
nre on such q commanding site naturally at
tracted great notice; Curiosity became in
tense as the sound of the hammer and adze
echoed without and the regiment of workers
within remained unseen.
Finally a portion Of the frame building was
removed and intimate friends were allowed
inside. What was their surprise when they
found that they were in single residence,
containing fifty-two rooms more than any
other house in the city-and that the eptiru
front on Rittenhouse square was pierced BY
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
An Autumn Night.
what mellow radiance wraps the 81

What mellow radiance wraps the slumberins
world,
Soothing. its harshness with beniguant
Against lustrous amber background
Black-bordered leaves and branches loosely
swirled.
In flushed or citrine-tjnted heaps close-curIed
The apples rest: the orange pumpkins
To cumbrous sheep; and on the spreading
field
The tasseled tents OF ripened corn are furied.
Elusive spirits futter everywhere
MID moist brown leaves, and all the yapor.
GUS air
Is filed with whispering in an unknown
tongue
Yet not unknown; Thy praise is every
sound.
The teeming earth Thine altar is fruit
crowned
The moon a golden censer near ii swung.
Kate E Clark, in Brooklyn Magazine.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02

It viii be seen that the gate opens either
way. The latch is the old fashioned mod
ern spring, and is tripped by wires which
pass through pulleys on the heel post of
the gate and thence to the crank posts.
The opening is done by cranks, which
turn small pulleys, around each of which
2 small rope preferably tarred ropel is
passed, the rope also passing around a
imilar pulley fixed to the heel post of the
ate. In order to give sufficient friction
6 may be necessary to pass the rope twice
Ground the pulleys.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
Shying Horses.

A horse SHES, as a rule, because he sees
something which he does not understand.
II may be some new or unusual object
that the horse sees, or it may be an imper-
feet view of one. Even familiar object
brought to view suddenly and unexpect-
edly viii cause a horse to shy or jump,
just as an unexpected object or sound
causes nervous people to start. Harsh
treatment of horses only aggravates mat
tiers and increases the habit.
The more the horse is scolded and
whipped the more nervous he becomes, and
every time he passes the place where the
fright and whipping occurred he will recol-
lect the unpleasant affair and prick up his
ears, fidget and get ready for another jump.
Never strike or scold sensitive, nervous
animal that is startled. Give him ample
time in which TO recover his scattered
senses; speak to him calmly and kindly
aud make him feel that you are his pro
tector, not his tyrant. When he has dis
covered for himself that all is right there
VIII be an end to all further trouble.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02

A broth er in Williamsburg. Va, says:
I'VE wish. 1000 Baptist pastor here
who will serve us for $500. and We look
to the Re ligious Heraid to find him for
u.s." Any pastor who is now on > sal
ary Of - 900 and wishes to get it re-
duced to $500 will please send rs his
address Richmond Religious Herald
Yes, am poor man" b said, as .
sad look stole over his expansive coun-
fenance. .'but that Is my misfortune.
ought to have been worth 81. 600. 900.
bur an honest man does not have much
| of show in this world. II never en-
tered AM" s.Ah! you are profession
al manf' mo- am an Anarchist ~
Feors0 Cal.
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02

The pots must be well drained with
broken potsherds or the like, then q
double handful of the toughest of the soil
which, by the way, should be well broken
up and mixed but not sifted, should be
added. Then fill the pot about half full
with compost. Put in the bulb with a
little sand under it, press it down firmly
and fill the pot to within an inch and a
half of the rim, water sufficiently to
settle the soil and set in the shade till
shoots appear. Give Just enough water
to keep the soil moist until the bulbs
start, then more will be required. When
the flower buds start weak liquid manure
may take the place of water. For six
inch pot one strong bulb win be sufficient
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
Turkeys Easily Managed.

"TTkeys are very easily managed, ~
says Henry Stewart. 1.-The fiCck may be
driven about quite easily, and if dealt
with gently and quietly, they are the most
docile of all poultry. / have seen flocks of
them driven to market in Kentucky, num-
bering several hundreds, one man on q
mule following, with two boys and dog
to help. 1t is in this way that the enor-
nous number Of these birds, 100000 it is
said, are gathered in Bourbon county in
that state for the New York market every
season, bringing in handsome sum to the
ladies who make special business of
rearing them, and are very successful
at it,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
Home.

Sweet word that spans all space, that knows
no bound,
Yet dwells in narrowest coupsss. waloor,a
worldi
Dear type of peace-though sheltered BY the
sword;
Mid Saxon-speaking races only found
Our earliest recollections all abound
With little notes of thee; our wears are
stored
WIN memories OF thee; each spot adored
BY youth, in age becometh holy ground
Inou clingcst in the handgrip Of the sire.
Thou meltest in the mothers tender kiss.
Inc wanderer longs 10 reach thee-guidfng
star
OF all his thoughts; like Israel's pillared FIRE
by night thou leadest him through child
hoods bliss.
To that loved home he pictures from afar.
Lord Rosslyn.